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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Sancto m. Latin sanctus 'consecrated, blessed; a saint'.

The name of a 10th C king of Leon, an 11th C king of Leon, Castile, and Galicia, a 12th C king of Castile, a 12th C king of Portugal, a 13th C king of Leon, Castile, and Galicia, a 13th C king of Portugal, and a 14th C king of Majorca.

France
Latin
● 1180 Sansone (abl) RotScaNor p. 4; 1273 Sanchi (gen) RegToul-13thC p. 30, Sanchii (gen) ibid. p. 30; 1287 Sancius (nom) GasReg-A p. 74
Old French
● 1301 Sains (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 240; 1313 Sanse Paris1313 p. 80
Middle French
◑ 1392 Sanson MemBret-II col. 604
Italy
Latin
● 1348 Sancti (gen) INP 22, Sanctus (nom) ibid. 23
◑ 1522x1532 Santolus (nom) DSF p. 51, 7
Spain
Catalan
● 1510 Sancho valencia1510 3302, Sans ibid. 2399
Spanish
● 1376 Sancho SanzSerrano; 1496 Sancho olite1496 p. 174
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Sancto". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Sancto.